Watermain Rehabilitation Works at Shannon Airport
Deadline
09 Sep
09 Sep 2025
Deadline
09 Sep
Watermain rehabilitation works at Shannon Airport over a 7-year contract
Watermain rehabilitation works at Shannon Airport over a 7-year contract
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector tenders and operational capabilities in watermain rehabilitation.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate turnover threshold
- Undisclosed contract value
- Two-step tender process
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Shannon Airport Authority DAC |
| Title | Watermain Rehabilitation Works at Shannon Airport |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 7 years |
| Submission deadline | 2025-09-09T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Shannon Airport Authority DAC ran this procurement for “Watermain Rehabilitation Works at Shannon Airport” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:
- h is considered normal system behaviour within 10 minutes of generator shutdown
- ction Sweeper to clean all Public Roads within 500m of his operations as well as on haul routes
- 3 If the dispute has not been resolved within 21 days of the service of the notice of dispute
- SERVICES/UTILITIES, ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND,
- Title Change – AOM changed to Head of Operations.
- Management System to ensure safe operating practices on the Airside and apply to all staff
- procedures and procedures for operations in reduced or low visibility, adverse weather
- operations on the movement area, to ensure safety.
- ADR.OPS.C.007 Maintenance of Vehicles
- Shannon Airport Authority has established and implements a maintenance programme,
- which includes preventive maintenance and observes human factors principles, for rescue
- maintenance programme, including preventive maintenance and keep relevant Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.
3. Background & buyer context
The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.
- Property damage cover may be limited provided that excess cover is placed on the Handler’s public liability policy up to the indemnity limit of €127 million on that policy
- contractors in their Airside policy or else the sub-contractors need to provide evidence of their own airside cover of € 127 million before coming on site
- Existing 150mmØ Rehabilitated Watermain
- The safety objective of this airport procedure is to ensure that vehicles and equipment are
4. Eligibility & selection criteria
- Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
- Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; (Declaration at Appendix 3) That the applicant can provide Public Liability Insurance for €127m in respect of any one incident for airside works and €6.5m in respect of any one incident, for wor; (Declaration at Appendix 2) That the applicant can provide Employers Liability Insurance of €12.7m in respect of any one accident
- Certifications — Insurance Type Required Cover Employers Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability (Airside) €127,000,000 Motor Third Party Property Damage Cover when driving airside €127,000,000 Appendix 3; maintain the insurances specified below with a well-established and reputable insurer of repute licensed to carry on business in the European Union: Public Liability Airside Insurance - €127,000,000 (One hundred and twenty-seven million euro) Employer’s Liability Insurance - €12,700,000 (Twelve million and seven hundred thousa; nd euro) Public Liability Landside Insurance - €6,500,000 (Six and a half million euro) Motor Cover (if driving airside) – unlimited bodily injury and €127,000,000 (One hundred and twenty-seven million eu
- Past experience — dix 3) That the applicant or a combination of the applicants in a consortium, joint venture or grouping or their parent companies meet the following turnover requirements for any three of the previous four years; 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024: A minimum of €0.70m average annual turnover
- Personnel — not specified for this tender
- Geographic / facility constraints — maintain the insurances specified below with a well-established and reputable insurer of repute licensed to carry on business in the European Union: Public Liability Airside Insurance - €127,000,000 (One hundred and twenty-seven million euro) Employer’s Liability Insurance - €12,700,000 (Twelve million and seven hundred thousa; nd euro) Public Liability Landside Insurance - €6,500,000 (Six and a half million euro) Motor Cover (if driving airside) – unlimited bodily injury and €127,000,000 (One hundred and twenty-seven million eu; 6 PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE The Sub-Consultant shall take out and maintain professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum level of indemnity of €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euro) Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
- — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
- dix 3) That the applicant or a combination of the applicants in a consortium, joint venture or grouping or their parent companies meet the following turnover requirements for any three of the previous four years; 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024: A minimum of €0.70m average annual turnover
- (Declaration at Appendix 3) That the applicant can provide Public Liability Insurance for €127m in respect of any one incident for airside works and €6.5m in respect of any one incident, for wor
- (Declaration at Appendix 2) That the applicant can provide Employers Liability Insurance of €12.7m in respect of any one accident
- Insurance Type Required Cover Employers Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability (Airside) €127,000,000 Motor Third Party Property Damage Cover when driving airside €127,000,000 Appendix 3
- maintain the insurances specified below with a well-established and reputable insurer of repute licensed to carry on business in the European Union: Public Liability Airside Insurance - €127,000,000 (One hundred and twenty-seven million euro) Employer’s Liability Insurance - €12,700,000 (Twelve million and seven hundred thousa
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
6. Submission requirements
- Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
- CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
- Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
- Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
- Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
- Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
- Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- (Declaration at Appendix 3) That the applicant can provide Public Liability Insurance for €127m in respect of any one incident for airside works and €6.5m in respect of any one incident, for wor
- (Declaration at Appendix 2) That the applicant can provide Employers Liability Insurance of €12.7m in respect of any one accident
- Insurance Type Required Cover Employers Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability (Airside) €127,000,000 Motor Third Party Property Damage Cover when driving airside €127,000,000 Appendix 3
- [2B_Drawing-11023-1-6509.pdf] Ex A.C. Pipe
- [2B_Drawing-11023-1-6509.pdf] 300mm MINIMUM IF
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-09-09T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-09-09T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 14 Sept 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 14 September 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | December 2025 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 7 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.
- Title: Watermain Rehabilitation Works at Shannon Airport
- VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
- Watermain Rehabilitation Works using trenchless techniques with a value exceeding €0.20m
- ) watermain rehabilitation projects each with a value exceeding €0.2m and substantially complete within the past seven years
- 2 nr projects of value greater than €200,000 involving watermain rehabilitation works consisting of pipe bursting and / or d
- of two (2 nr) watermain rehabilitation projects each with a value in exceeding €0.20m and substantially completed within the past seven years
- tability by providing evidence of having completed at least two watermain rehabilitation projects of value greater than €200,000 within the past 7 years
- of one (1 nr) Watermain Rehabilitation Project with a value exceeding €0.20m
9. Risks, red flags & unusuals
- Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
- Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
- The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
- Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.
10. SME fit assessment
This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.
- Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
- Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
- Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
- Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.
11. Where to dig deeper
- Source RFT/PQQ filenames: 11023-1-6551-RevB.pdf, 11023-1-6554-RevB.pdf, 2B_Drawing-11023-1-6509.pdf.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: 05 PROCEDURE FOR THE CONTROL OF PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE AERODROME MOVEMENT AREA.pdf, Appendix 3) That the applicant can provide Public Liability Insurance for €127m in respe, Appendix 2) That the applicant can provide Employers Liability Insurance of €12.7m in re.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- Public Liability Insurance €127,000,000
- Employers Liability Insurance €12,700,000
- Professional Indemnity Insurance €6,500,000
Minimum turnover
€700,000
Public liability insurance
€127,000,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€6,500,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Lots (1)
Rehabilitation of watermains at Shannon Airport, including site security, compliance with health and safety regulations, and provision of insurance.
Documents (109)
11867 - Shannon Airport - 2025 Watermain Rehab_RevB.xlsx
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Additional Documents 28.08.25.zip
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01 PROMULGATION OF AERODROME OPERATIONAL INFORMATION.pdf
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02 FOD CONTROL PRINCIPLES.pdf
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03 ACCIDENT, INCIDENT AND OCCURRENCE REPORTING.pdf
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04 PROCEDURES FOR PERMISSION TO ACCESS THE AERODROME MOVEMENT AREA.pdf
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05 PROCEDURE FOR THE CONTROL OF PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE AERODROME MOVEMENT AREA.pdf
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06 PROCEDURE FOR AIRBRIDGE OPERATIONS.pdf
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07 PROCEDURE FOR MARSHALLING AND PARKING AIRCRAFT.pdf
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08 PROCEDURE FOR CODE F AIRCRAFT ON THE APRON.pdf
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09 ENGINE RUN UP PROCEDURES.pdf
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10 REMOVAL OF DISABLED AIRCRAFT.pdf
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11023-01 - Contract Data.docx
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11023-01 - Contract Data_RevB.docx
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11023-01 - Instructions to Tender.docx
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11023-01- 2025 Watermain Rehab Works - PQQ.docx
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11023-1-6551-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6552-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6553-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6554-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6555-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6556-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6557-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6558-RevB.pdf
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11023-1-6558-RevC.pdf
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11023_01Volume 2A-Shannon Airport_Watermain_2025 Works_Rev B.docx
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11827-6000 - Proposed Works Overview.pdf
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11827-6001 - Proposed Works Overview - Area A.pdf
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11827-6002 - Proposed Works Overview - Area B.pdf
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11827-6003 - Proposed Works Overview - Area C.pdf
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11827-6004 - Proposed Works Overview - Area D.pdf
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11827-6005 - Proposed Works Overview - Area E.pdf
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11827-6006 - Proposed Works Overview - Area F.pdf
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11827-6007 - Proposed Works Overview - Area G.pdf
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11827-6008 - LOC24 Layout.pdf
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11827-6009 - GP06 Layout.pdf
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11827-6010 - GP24 Layout.pdf
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11827-6011 - LOC06 Layout.pdf
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11827-6012 - Proposed Typical Section Details Sheet 1 of 2.pdf
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11827-6013 - Proposed Typical Section Details Sheet 2 of 2.pdf
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11827-7001 Proposed Area A&C Localiser & NF Antenna.pdf
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11827-7001-BBS Proposed Area A&C Localiser & NF Antenna Foundation.pdf
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11827-7002 Proposed Area B Foundation.pdf
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11827-7003 Proposed Area C Foundation.pdf
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11827-7003-BBS Proposed Area C Foundation.pdf
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11827-7004 Proposed Area D Foundation.pdf
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11827-7004-BBS Proposed Area D Foundation.pdf
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11827-7005 Proposed Area F&G Foundations.pdf
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11A 11B MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.pdf
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12 AIRSIDE INSPECTION PROCEDURES.pdf
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13 PROCEDURES FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND CARE OF PAVEMENT SURFACE CONDITIONS ON THE AERODROME MOVEMENT AREA.pdf
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14 PROCEDURE FOR SNOW & ICE CONDITIONS.pdf
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15 Unassigned.pdf
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16 BIRD HAZARD & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN.pdf
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17 PROCEDURES FOR REDUCED AND LOW VISIBILITY OPERATIONS AT SHANNON AIRPORT.pdf
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18 PROCEDURE FOR AVIATION FUEL MANAGEMENT.pdf
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19 PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS GOODS.pdf
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20 PROCEDURE FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT.pdf
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2024-miscellaneous-charges-booklet.pdf
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21 AERODROME SAFEGUARDING PROCEDURE .pdf
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22 PROCEDURE FOR OPERATIONS DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS.pdf
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23 PROCEDURES FOR SITING AND PROTECTING NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.pdf
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24 BAGGAGE BASEMENT OPERATING PROCEDURES.pdf
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25 PROCEDURE FOR DRIVING ON THE INTERNAL AIRFIELD PERIMETER ROAD.pdf
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26 PROCEDURE FOR THE USE OF FIXED GROUND POWER.pdf
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27 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT POWER-BACK PROCEDURES.pdf
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28 PROCEDURE FOR AMBULIFT EQUIPMENT DURING MEDICAL DIVERSIONS OR DECLARED EMERGENCIES.pdf
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29 PROCEDURE FOR THE CONTROL OF APRON HAZARDS, FOD, SPILLAGES, WASTE & ENGINE HAZARDS.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6501.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6502.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6503.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6504.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6505.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6506.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6507.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6508.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6509.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6510.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6511.pdf
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2B_Drawing-11023-1-6512.pdf
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30 PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF ADVERSE WEATHER.pdf
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31 INTOXICANTS POLICY.pdf
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32 PUSHBACK and START-UP PROCEDURES.pdf
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33 AIRSIDE SAFETY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS PROCEDURE.pdf
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AF ducting and Civils Tobins 260824 (1).kmz
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AF ducting and Civils Tobins 260824 (2).kmz
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AF ducting and Civils Tobins 260824 (3).kmz
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AF ducting and Civils Tobins 260824.kmz
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Appointment of PSCS.docx
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Appointment-of-Conciliator.docx
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Bond Unfixed work items.docx
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Collateral Agreement_ SubConsultant to EMPLOYER.docx
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Contents.pdf
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Contract Performance Guarantee Bond.docx
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Crane Operations Application Form. (1).docx
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Crane Operations Shannon Airport.pdf
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ESB Drawings-20180309-019_A0.pdf
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Existing Copper Cables 021023.kmz
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Form of Notification to Nominated Subcontractors.docx
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Form of Retention Bond.docx
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Garda Security Check Form.pdf
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Issue Sheet.pdf
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NVB 1(B) - Non Act Vetting Invitation for CPO Aviation Security - January 2022.docx
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PI Insurance Cert.docx
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Rates of Pay and Conditions of Employment Certificate.docx
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SAA Form ID-1 Revision 8 - January 2022.docx
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SAA Parent Company Guarantee.docx
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Shannon ID Application Form.pdf
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Watermains damaged.kmz
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Original notice text
This tender involves the rehabilitation of watermains at Shannon Airport, focusing on operational contract requirements and ensuring compliance with safety and maintenance standards.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
09 Sep
Location
Shannon Airport, Ireland
Procedure
Open
Clarification
14 Aug 2025
eTenders ID
6241258
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